from my personal opinion i think that the top movies are (note that the order of the movie does not mean it any better, also note that these movies are currently avalible frim the date 3/12/10)
well those are all the movies that i find are or will be good to watch
The motion picture films currently in the box office are The Croods, Evil Dead, and Jurassic Park 3D. The film The Croods is an animated family film. The film Evil Dead is a Horror film, and Jurassic Park 3d is a rereleased 3D version of the original film.
The Longest Day was the top earning box office movie released in 1962 grossing a non inflation adjusted $39,100,000.
The only mildly successful movie that came out in April 1978 that I could find on the 'net is F.I.S.T with Sylvester Stallone.
The Sooner
According to Box Office Mojo, the No. 1 motion picture of 2000 was Ron Howard's live-action version of Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." The movie earned $260 million domestically and $85 million overseas for an overall take of $345 million.
Raiders of the Lost Ark was the top earning box office movie released in 1981 earning a non-inflation adjusted $230,329,080.
the top grossing movie of 2004 was titanic but now the top grossing movie is avatar and they are both by James something i cant spell his last name
The Lion King was the top grossing movie in 1994, grossing $951,583,777.
E.t.
Star Wars Episode 1Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $431,065,444 Box Office Gross
Titanic
1975
Love Story was the top grossing box office movie released in 1970 earning a non-inflation adjusted $106,400,000.
The Longest Day was the top earning box office movie released in 1962 grossing a non inflation adjusted $39,100,000.
its in top 5 box office grossing
The Ten Commandments was top movie in 1956 with a gross of $85,400,000 (not allowing for inflation, meaning that in real terms it would be a great deal more). Incidentally, in the same decade two other Biblical epics were the top grossing films of their year too: Ben Hur, grossing $73,000 in 1959 and Quo Vadis, grossing $30,000,000 in 1951. However, the top grossing movie of the whole of the 1950s was not a Biblical epic, but was "The Lady and the Tramp" grossing $93,600,000 in 1955.
The Dark Knight
Samuel l Jackson